drawer

Example Sentences

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And the solution was hiding in my desk drawer all along.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

More than 30 years later, Nesbitt rediscovered it in a drawer and brought it to Virginia Tech for further study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

It had been tucked away in a museum drawer for decades as it was thought to have been an unremarkable specimen.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

There’s no reaching past something sticky or spoiled, no quiet dread lurking in the crisper drawer.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The note was still hidden in the top drawer of his desk, right beside the mysterious letter, Beware!

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix